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Title	Category	Credit	Event date	Cost
The Effects of COVID-19 on Cancer Care	Covid-19 Disease management Infectious diseases Oncology	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will highlight how COVID-19 has impacted cancer care delivery and strategies to best manage patients during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations Along the Transplant Continuum	Covid-19 Disease management Infectious diseases Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers CDR - Dietitians ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will review the current recommendations for screening and vaccination in both organ donors and organ recipients and will examine the current rationale and value of measuring COVID-19 antibody titers in light of possible low posttransplant sero-response and humoral response rates. Importantly, the current state of, and future implications for, transplantation in nonvaccinated patients will be discussed.
Emerging Applications of CAR T-cell Therapy in Cancer	Disease management Oncology	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers CDR - Dietitians ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will explore the most recent advances of this rapidly evolving therapy, including current data on its efficacy, limitations and challenges in the treatment of multiple myeloma and solid tumors. It will provide an overview of currently existing guidelines for CAR T-cell therapy and will describe best practices in determining individuals’ eligibility for this type of therapy, including factors that may affect treatment efficacy and outcomes.
Mental Health and Substance-Use Disorders: Impact of COVID-19	Behavioral health Covid-19 Infectious diseases	AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will provide education surrounding current trends in mental health issues and increases in SUD, OUD, and SI that have been associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It will discuss possible etiologies for these changes and will highlight areas of focus for health care providers (HCPs) that can induce potential changes in approaches to patient care that can effectively promote improved evaluation, treatment, recovery, and health moving forward.
From the Frontlines of the War on COVID-19	Covid-19 Disease management Infectious diseases	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity focuses on the challenges faced by health care professionals (HCPs) in New York during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It details ethical dilemmas caused by workforce and resource allocation issues, as well as palliative care practices used to support patients and their loved ones.
COVID-19: Neutralizing Antibodies	Covid-19 Disease management Infectious diseases	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity focuses on monoclonal antibodies and how they are used in therapeutics, including clinical trials for COVID-19. It discusses the risks associated with using monoclonal antibodies in infectious disease treatment and provides detailed information regarding antibody therapies currently under investigation.
Developing an Optimal COVID-19 Test Program: Strategies and Considerations for Success	Covid-19 Disease management Infectious diseases	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will identify pathways to creating effective, practical and sustainable testing strategies for COVID-19 that can accelerate a return to normalcy and allow schools and other facilities to remain open. It will relay to participants how determining the goal of testing is the key factor to establishing an optimal testing strategy through consideration of multiple factors, including test type, sensitivity and turnaround time as well as program implementation and costs. Current testing programs will be discussed, examining how the selection of these elements can be adapted to satisfy the needs of the target community as well as the testing program’s goals. The roles that communication and partnership can play in establishing effective strategies, enhancing safety, enabling improved implementation and shaping public policy will also be examined.
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Providing Personalized Medicine	Disease management Wellness	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This four-part podcast will provide an overview on direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, the role of HCPs in helping consumers make educated decisions about using these services and the future of DTC genetic testing.
Advanced Degenerative Joint Disease and Chronic Lower Back Pain: Evidence-Based Approaches to Care	Disease management	AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses Attendance - General Attendance		$0.00	This activity will provide participants with insight into newer approaches that effectively integrate standard interventions into management plans tailored to the individual’s particular symptoms, review the value of pulmonary rehabilitation, and outline the effective evaluation of therapeutic responses.
New Trends in the Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Disease management	AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses Attendance - General Attendance		$0.00	This activity will provide participants with insight into newer approaches that effectively integrate standard interventions into management plans tailored to the individual’s particular symptoms, review the value of pulmonary rehabilitation, and outline the effective evaluation of therapeutic responses.

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